The family of Marc Fogel, an American schoolteacher who returned to the U.S. after being detained in Russia for more than three years, has shared with EWTN how devotion to the Holy Rosary sustained ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

Miracles at both shrines show how God uses simple elements — just as he did in Scripture — to bring healing and conversion.

Rosary Prayer Service marking the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes will be held at 1 p.m. on Feb. 11, weather permitting.

A: As you know the bible does "not" tell us to pray the Rosary because this form of prayer originated ... of Elisabeth at the Visitation (Lk 1:28 and 2:42). 5) The second half, "Holy Mary, Mother of ...

Praying and meditating the rosary we are challenged to make ours the attitudes practiced by Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Here are the various mysteries with the corresponding virtues: 3. Descent of the ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Why is the rosary divided into groups of ten Hail Marys? A: The ten Hail Marys are part of the evolution of the rosary. It was custom in the monastic ...

The Fiat Rosary begins with a prayer to the Holy Spirit to introduce the person praying in union with Mary into the heart of the joyful, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries of Christ. In the Fiat Rosary ...

3. In the fourteenth century the rosary also has the meaning of florilegium, a collection of pious thoughts or little poems about Mary. The stanzas (varying in number, 50, 150...) rhymed with Ave and ...

A. These are things the liturgy neither prescribes nor forbids. Both are time-honored prayer practices that fall squarely ...

From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the complicated life of Catholic kitsch ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a 'holy dip' in the sangam, the confluence of three rivers - the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati - in Prayagraj, where the Maha Kumbh is being held ...